I try to recommend new releases the week they are released. Some albums slip by me, though, and deserve recognition once I’ve heard them. This is one of those albums. Way Yes – Walkability [EP] | CD MP3 Download “Important”...
Thee Oh Sees – Putrifiers II | CD Vinyl MP3 Download “Flood’s New Light” (mp3) San Francisco’s Thee Oh Sees started as the personal project for John Dwyer but has expanded into a full band. Riddled with layers of guitars...
Neil Halstead – Palindrome Hunches | CD Deluxe CD Vinyl MP3 Download “Digging Shelters” (mp3) Palindrome Hunches is the 3rd solo album from Neil Halstead, the frontman of former shoegaze band Slowdive and the alt country Mojave 3. On this...
Bob Dylan – Tempest | CD Deluxe CD Vinyl/CD MP3 If you include his 2009 Christmas album, Tempest is Bob Dylan’s 35th studio album. The 71-year-old music legend has been recording music for 50 years. His voice sounds more weathered...
Here are a few MP3s of songs from some of the better albums released this week: David Byrne & St. Vincent – “Who” from Love This Giant Neil Halstead – “Digging Shelters” from Palindrome Hunches The Helio Sequence – “October”...
I try to recommend new releases the week they are released. Some albums slip by me, though, and deserve recognition once I’ve heard them. This is one of those albums. Chimes of Freedom: The Songs of Bob Dylan (Honoring 50...
Two Gallants – The Bloom and the Blight | CD Vinyl MP3 Download “My Love Won’t Wait” (mp3) This band is a favorite here at The Wheel’s Still In Spin. The combination of Adam Stephens’ fluid guitar and Tyson Vogel’s...
The Sheepdogs – The Sheepdogs | CD Vinyl MP3 The Sheepdogs are a guitar-driven Canadian quartet with a classic rock sound. They’ve won a Juno awards from the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences for best rock album, new...
Bob Mould – Silver Age | CD Vinyl MP3 Bob Mould was the frontman of alternative bands Husker Dü and Sugar. Mould also has had a prominent solo career in between and since those two band’s incarnations. Silver Age, Mould’s...
Raymond Byron & The White Freighter – Little Death Shaker | CD Vinyl MP3 Download “Allegiance” (mp3) Download “You’ll Never Surf Again” (mp3) Ray Raposa of Castanets has a new project, dubbing himself and the new band as Raymond Byron...
Here are a few MP3s of songs from some of the better albums released this week: Raymond Byron & The White Freighter – “Allegiance” and “You’ll Never Surf Again” from Little Death Shaker California Wives – “Marianne” and “Purple” from...
Robot and Frank (2012) After screening at a handful of festivals, this film is opening nationally. I original saw this film during the San Francisco International Film Festival and have waited to post it, knowing that it would receive a...
Keston Cobblers’ Club – One, For Words | MP3 Download “For Words” (mp3) Keston Cobblers’ Club takes its name from the area of Kent, England, from which the band hails. One, For Words is their debut album. The quartet creates...
Houndmouth – Houndmouth [EP] | MP3 Download “Penitentiary” (mp3) Houndmouth is a band that makes its home from both the Indiana and Kentucky sides of the Ohio River around Louisville, KY. There isn’t a bad song on this self-titled...
Divine Fits – A Thing Called Divine Fits | CD Vinyl MP3 Download “Would That Not Be Nice” (mp3) Divine Fits started as a collaboration between Britt Daniels of Spoon and Dan Boeckner of Wolf Parade and Handsome Furs, during...
rayLand baxter – feathers & fishHooks | CD MP3 Rayland Baxter is the son of Bucky Baxter, the multi-instrumentalist who has played on some of the best albums by Bob Dylan (Time Out of Mind), Ryan Adams (Gold), Steve Earle...
Here are a few MP3s of songs from some of the better albums released this week: Annie and the Beekeepers – “My Bonneville” from My Bonneville Divine Fits – “Would That Not Be Nice” from A Thing Called Divine Fits...
I try to recommend new releases the week they are released. Some albums slip by me, though, and deserve recognition once I’ve heard them. This is one of those albums. Golden Gurls – Typo Magic | MP3 Download “Tidal” (mp3)...
Bill Fay – Life Is People | CD Vinyl MP3 Like many people, my acquainted with Bill Fay after hearing Wilco’s chilling and apropos version of “Be Not So Fearful” from the documentary film I Am Trying to Break Your...
Eyes Lips Eyes – What You Want (If You Want) | MP3 Download “Tickle” (mp3) Eyes Lips Eyes is a disco-punk band started in Provo, Utah, before settling in a warehouse in Los Angeles that the band uses as their...
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